TLASILA Blog: A forum for all things related (and of interest) to the experimental collective To Live and Shave in L.A. Founded by Tom Smith in May 1990, TLASILA is antithesis, energized at the juncture of aesthetic revulsion. Genre is obsolete.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

KSV Returns to Work...

Hi All,

The jetlag has lifted, and work schedules have bequeathed sufficient free time, so we're back to the soft grind here at Karl Schmidt Verlag HQ / To Live and Shave in L.A. Zentrale.

The final, press-ready layout of the 48-page
booklet accompanying the limited obsessives' edition of KSV 375, Tom
Smith - Ruine 1974-2014, was completed and sent to the printer on Wednesday. Last remaining orders will ship tomorrow, or Saturday morning at the very latest. We'll have a few extra copies of Ruine (both budget and deluxe iterations) in reserve for latecomers.

Of course, a raft of new releases bobs erratically on the horizon. We just got back and we're already behind...

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Began making music at nine - shortwave radio and turntable manipulation. (Just wicked child's play, but ideas quickly coalesced.) Joined an African-American funk ensemble at 13. Within minutes of his debut, received an ear-nuzzle and a beer. Hooked. Enrolled in an electronic music class at university in 1974; joined the staff of its radio station the same year. Initial electro-acoustic compositions recorded (often in collaboration with Don Fleming) in 1975. During off-hours at the station, emboldened both by the aesthetic promise of punk and Lee Perry's titanic Super Ape, subverted production facilities to create fractured dub versions of extant, "underdone" releases. Moved to NYC in 1977; kept eyes peeled. Migrated next to Athens, Georgia; formed Boat Of (1979-83). Moved to DC, resurfaced as Peach of Immortality (1983-91). Amidst turmoil, signed on with Pussy Galore (8/85 to 2/86). Initial TLASILA demos were recorded by TS in May 1990. Smith moved to Miami in 1991 and perfected the TLASILA template. Rat Bastard and Ben Wolcott were aboard by 93-94. Moved to Germany in 2008. MORE!!